Celluloid receptacle.



R. D. LEARY.

CELLULOID RECEPTACLE.

APPLICATION FILED JAN. 12, 1915.

1,173,282. Patehted Feb. 29,1916.

WITNESSES: INVENTOR m jzobefifl Leary.

THE COLUHJ A PLANOGRAPH CO WASHINGTON D A lforneys ROBERT D. LEAR-Y, OF WORCESTER, MASSACHUSETTS.

'To all whom it may concern CELLULOID REGEPTA CLE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

, PatentedFeb. 29, 1916.

Application filed January 12, 1915. Serial No. 1,743.

,l 3e' it known that I, RO ER D. LEARY, a c tizen of the United States, residing in'the city of Worcester, county of Worcester,

State of Massachusetts, have invented acer tain new and useful Celluloid Receptacle, of Which the following is a specification.

This invention is a celluloid receptacle, and the object of the invention is to overcome certain disadvantages inherentin articles of this character as heretofore constructed, and, more particularly, with reference to the manner of pivotally securing the cover "to the receptacle.

respective parts of the receptacle,

As is well understood, sheet celluloid, such as is usedin making receptacles, is so frail and brittle as to render it very diflicult to form durable hinge members, clasps, and other parts subjected to strain. Moreover, it has been the practice, heretofore, to make the parts referred to separately, and to subsequently secure them to the respective portions of the receptacle, particularly when a strong and durable construction is desired. .The present lnvention overcomes the d1sadvantages referred to, and others, in that it embodies a receptacle wherein the hinge members, clasps, etc., are integral with their thereby dispensing With making the features referred to separately, as well as providing a more rigid receptacle, and permitting, if desired, the employment of thinner sheet mawitho-ut sacrifice of strength.

The specific embodiment of the invention herein described is a toilet article, and the receptacle constitutes a handle for a tooth brusln'but' it will be understood that the invention is not limited to said specific embodiment. e

Features of the invention, other than those described, will appear from the hereinafter detailed description, taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings.

In the accompanying drawings, I have illustrated one practical embodiment of the invention, but the construction shown therein is to be understoodas illustrative, only, and not as defining the limits of the inven- Figure 1 is a perspective view illustrating a receptacle embodying the presentanvention, said receptaclebelng shown with the cover in opened position. Fig. 2 is a per "so that when the blank is folded on said spective view illustrating the container making the same.

.shape'dto serve as a pivotally container being shown with the cover deit appears before the finishing operation in Fig. 3 is a face view of a which formsthe body of the receptacle, said blank from'which the cover of the receptacle 7 1 I is formed. Fig. 4: is a transversesectionof the completed cover, said section being taken 1n the plane of the line H of Fig. 3, and Fig. 5 1s a like section taken through the container in the same plane as illustrated by Referring to the drawings, designates the body which forms the container of the receptacle.

article of the'gencral character disclosed in my allowed application Serial No. 809,154, filed Dec. 29,1913, allowed September 16, 1914. According to'the invention referred infolded into the receptacle A,'- or positainer A is thus shaped to contain the toilet This container is shown as handle for a toilet to, a tooth brush orother toilet articleis pivoted'on the .plntle a, and is adapted to be article to its best'advantage, and the cover B is ihingedat one side of the container so as to fold down overthe same and form a closure therefor.

The side 0 of the container A to which present invention, initially madef substan- Fig. 2 of the drawings, and alined, longitudinally disposed, apertures '0 are formed in said side substantially inthe plane of the folded downwardly upon itself at the line 'cover B is pivotedis, according to the terial than is customarily employed, and

' tially twice its required height, as shown in D-D-,"after the manner shown in Fig. 5,

loopfs d w1ll beformed by the uncut portions 0 o pin d, by means of which the cover B is attached. Side C of the container maybe secured in its foldedover position by any suitable means, such as an adhesive, rivets,

or the like.

side 0, and through thisloopthe pivot secured" to the container, is

In forming/the cover 13 to the receptacle,

the same is preferably produced from a blank G, such as thatshown in Fig. 3 of the drawings ifn which figure line F denotes the medial line of the '.blank. Blank G is cut away, as at 9 along the medial line thereof medial line,shown in Fig. l, loops g are formed by the uncut portions 9 1nter-' mediate the cutaway portionsg, which loops 9 are adapted to receive the pivot pin 01,

hereinbefore referred to. 'lVhen theloops g of cover B are interlocked with loops d, the alternately folded on the medialline F, the parts thereofniay be secured together similar to the manner in which'the parts; of side .C are secured together, as hereinbefore described.

pivot pin it may be passed through loops 0? and g for the purpose. of

pivotally securing the cover to the conta ner.

r Although it is not essential l preferably provide one edge ofblan k G with .a projecting tab H having an aperture [2,. After blank G'hasbeen foldedupon itself to form this tab H may be folded on line I -I atsubstantiall-y right the loopsfor the pivot pin,

angles to the p1ane of the cover, as shown in Fig. l, the function of thistab being t engage with qthe projection .h on the container A to format clasp, or catch to maintain thecover in its closed position. It will be understood that ,aftergblank G has been 7 It will be manifest from the foregoing that the Istructure .des,cribed is extremely simple in construction, and may be easily assembled. Moreover, the finished receptaclejis of maximum strength, asexcessive throughout its strainshon, the hinge members are transmitted to the respective portions of the 69 tacle over large areas. Moreover, it is impossiblefor excessive strains to unroll ,or straighten out the loops forming the hinge 1 members as is commonly the casein celluloid receptacles as now constructed, since the normally free ends :of SELld h ngemembers are so far removed from the strain t the hinge-pin as to render this impossible. I preferably makethe' side 0 of the container pivoted of such initial to which the cover is length that, when it is folded ,down, its free .edge abuts the bottom ofthe container. In

like-manner, thegcover is preferably s01 constructed that it will be of doubleithiclmess entire extent. Inlay, how- .ever, if I desire,-modify .this somewhat. e. g., the inside ply of the cover may be cut away to such extent that when the cover is in closed position,- the inside ply Willcome .within the container-A, and the outside ply rest [on the open edge of said container. In

this manner a half lapped joint is secured, thereby greatly stiffenlng the sides,. and at the same time precluding dust or from entering the closure.

1 A salient feature of theinvention, from a commercial standpoint, resides in the-fact I that the making of the coveraor the sidelof the container, towhich it; is pivoted, of a plurality of plies, enables the same :tobe formed from Y material .of much lower gage than it has heretofo e bee nossibleto employ. This is,

. expose the sure pivoted of course, "largely due to the factthat the strain transmitted by the hinge .or'p11V0t pinis sowidely'. distributed over the material. I p i 1 ltwill, of c0urse,be understood that while Ihave shown and described the present invention as particularly adapted for use in it 'making thev inclosing casing for toilet articles, it is manifest that the invention is further-be obvious that slight changesl may not restricted to th s sp cific use an i pw lo m de fr m im t me ad p insf he invention to its different environmentLAci cordingly, I donot restrict' rnyself to the specific struoture ordetails ishown, but wish it understood ,that my invention is broadly novel, as is commensurate withtheappended claims.

'Having'thus fully, described the inven tion,fwhat I claim as new, and desire to .secureby Letters Patentiszo o 1'." A closure .einbodying al sheet of'cellu 1 loid provided intermediate its lateral edges a portion of which sheet f, a

190 a said aperture whereby laterally projecting. hinge .members are with an aperture, is folded upon itself, theiline of folding passing through formed at either :lend' of said aperture,

through which hinge members .a pin may be passed for the-purpose of securingleithe' closureato a. hinge member adapted to be inserted into the opening betweenthe hinge members of the closurefl 2. As a new article of manufacture, -aceli-I; luloid receptacle one of the sides ot-which embodies a double ply ,of material, .a cover pin 'of which connection is 3. As a new article of manufacture, a cel portions of which cover {are the cut-away portions of the coyeriinto cover. is' pivotally receptacle.

4! an w cl of man f tu ee receptacle-comprising a container and a gcloclosure embody in,g.a..-plurality-of plies and that portion of f the, container to which said closure v-isp,i-v-

noted also embodying a anda pivot pin. positioned intermediatethe thereto, the

plurality of plies,

also .embodying a double ply of material, and a pivotal connection betweenthe cover and said side of the receptacle, ;the pivot,

positioned be? .twee nthe plies of -.the-mate r-ial i I plies of both the closure and-the ,multi-ply'-- tainer. V V v5- .Asa .n W ar i .o m ta ur a re .portion of the container for thepurpose of r ly ng a dkclosure o th n ceptacle comprising a container and a closure pivoted thereto, the closure embodying a plurality of integral plies and that portion of the container to which said closure is pivoted also embodying a plurality of integral plies, and a pivot pin positioned intermediate the plies of both the closure and the multi-ply portion of the container for the purpose of pivotally securing said closure to the container.

6. As a new article of manufacture, a receptacle comprising aicontainer and a closure pivoted thereto, the closure embodying a plurality of plies and that portion of the container to which said closure is pivoted also embodying a plurality of plies, portions of the closure, as well as portions of the multi-ply portion of the container,

being cut away, whereby part of the closure is adapted to interlock with a part of the container, and a p1vot pin positioned be tween the plies of the interlocking portions.

of the closure and the container for the purpose of pivotally securing said closure to said container. I v

7. A closure embodying a sheet of celluloid, a portion of which is adapted to be folded over to render a part of the closure. of double thickness, said sheet of celluloid being cut away intermediate its edges on the line of folding to allow of the insertion of a hinge member into the cut-away portion of the closure, which hinge member is adapted to be secured to the closure by passing a pin between the folds thereof and through said hinge member.

8. A blank from which a receptacle cover may beformed, said blank embodyinga sheet of celluloid substantially twice the width of the cover desired, said sheet being adapted to be folded on its medial line to Copies of this patent may be obtained for sheet being cover may .tacle, the projecting tab being adapted to form a two-ply cover, and being cut-out along its line of folding to form laterally projecting: hinge members adapted to-receive a pivot pin, be pivotally secured to a 9. A receptacle body, is formed substantially receptacle. one side of which twice the required height and. thereafter folded down upon 1,

itself. to form that portion of the receptacle ofdoublethickness, said portion of the receptacle, being cut away atspaced distances whereby said cover may along the line of folding thereof to'produce spaced projecting hinge members, and a pivot pin position within said folded-over portion and adapted to alternately extend through the projecting hingemembers and bridge across the cut-away portions intermediate said hinge members, whereby a cover having complementary hinge members be folded n angular relation to the cover for the purpose of forming a catch member. In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

j ROBERT D. LEARY. Witnesses: e

CHARLES F. CAMPBELL, JAMES C. DONNELLY.

five cents each, by addressing the "Commissioner of Patents,

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